Negi Death Case: Interim Relief for Former HP Power Corporation MD Meena Extended

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday extended the interim relief granted to former Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) Managing Director Harikesh Meena until October 14 in connection with the death of Chief Engineer Vimal Negi.

While extending the interim protection, the court also granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) time until October 14 to file its response to the reply submitted by the state government.

The matter came up for hearing before Justice Virender Singh. After a brief session, the court adjourned the proceedings to October 14.

In its earlier order, the court had restrained the investigating agency from taking any coercive action against Meena and granted him interim relief.

Chief Engineer Vimal Negi of HPPCL had been missing since March 10, and his body was recovered from Govind Sagar Lake in Bilaspur on March 18. Following his disappearance, Negi’s wife wrote to the Chief Minister, alleging that senior officials of HPPCL were harassing her husband. Acting on her complaint, the New Shimla police registered an FIR in the case.

She alleged that the accused officials had been pressuring her husband to engage in wrongful activities. Seeking protection from arrest, former MD Harikesh Meena later approached the High Court with an anticipatory bail plea.